September 27, 2007 Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
TOR 5 MIN 5
@BOS 4 CHW 10
KCR 0 SEA 4
CLE 2 NYY 3
@TBD 1 HOU 4
@CIN 3 FLA 6
CHC 4 COL 10
@LAD 4 SDP 9
@MIL 5 STL 3
@NYM 0 PHI 6
ATL 4 ARI 8
@PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 36,743

Thursday, September 27, 2007, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 3:14

Twins

78-81

Won 1

3rd, 16 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  1  1   0  1  1   0  0  0    5 12  1
Red Sox         2  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  0    4 12  1

W: B Bonser (8-12), L: J Beckett (20-7), S: J Nathan (36)

Red Sox

94-65

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Bartlett SS                 5   2   3   0    0   1  .269  .710   13    1   3   2B,SB
J Kubel LF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .268  .774   18    2   0   3B
T Hunter CF                   3   0   1   2    0   0  .289  .845   11    2   0   CS,SF
J Morneau DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .841   15    0   0   
M Cuddyer RF                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .278  .795   14    2   0   HR,SB
G Jones 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   2  .211  .615   19   10   1   HR
M LeCroy C                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .143  .286   19    5   0   GDP
B Buscher 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .684   10    1   4   SB
  L Rodriguez 3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .598    4    0   0   
N Punto 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .212  .566   23    3   4   2B

B Bonser P                                                               1   0
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
  G Perkins P                                                            0   0
  M Guerrier P                                                           0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   5  12   5    0  10              146   27  12

BATTING

2B: N Punto (18, off J Beckett); J Bartlett (20, off J Beckett).

3B: J Kubel (2, off J Beckett).

HR: G Jones (2, off J Beckett; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); M Cuddyer (16, off J Beckett; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: T Hunter (5, off J Beckett).

TB: G Jones 5; M Cuddyer 5; J Bartlett 4; J Kubel 3; N Punto 2; B Buscher; T Hunter; J Morneau.

GIDP: M LeCroy (1).

RBI: T Hunter 2 (106); G Jones (4); M Cuddyer (81); J Kubel (65).

2-out RBI: T Hunter.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. N Punto-J Bartlett-G Jones; B Buscher-N Punto-G Jones.

E: M LeCroy (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Buscher (1, 2nd base off J Beckett/J Varitek); J Bartlett (23, 2nd base off B Corey/J Varitek); M Cuddyer (5, 2nd base off H Okajima/J Varitek).

CS: T Hunter (9, 2nd base by J Beckett/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Pedroia 2B                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .318  .823   21    0   2   SB
M Ramirez LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .297  .886   16    0   0   
  B Moss PR-LF                1   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .797    3    0   0   2B
D Ortiz DH                    4   2   4   2    1   0  .330 1.059   14    0   0   HR,2B
  R Clayton PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .645         0   0   
M Lowell 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .324  .876   13    2   1   2·GDP
J Drew RF-CF                  3   0   1   1    2   1  .266  .779   22    2   0   SB,IW
J Varitek C                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .256  .783   28   11   1   HR,HBP
J Ellsbury CF                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .352  .911   12    2   0   
  B Kielty RF                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .594    8    2   0   
  K Youkilis PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .844    3    0   0   
E Hinske 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .205  .718   20    5   0   
J Lugo SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .645   13    3   2   SB

J Beckett P                                                              0   0
  B Corey P                                                              0   1
  H Okajima P                                                            0   0
  M Delcarmen P                                                          0   0
Totals                       38   4  12   4    4   6              173   27   7

BATTING

2B: B Moss (2, off J Nathan); D Ortiz (51, off B Bonser).

HR: J Varitek (16, off M Guerrier; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); D Ortiz (34, off B Bonser; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: J Drew (10, by J Nathan).

HBP: J Varitek (8, by B Bonser).

TB: D Ortiz 8; J Varitek 4; B Moss 2; D Pedroia 2; E Hinske; J Lugo; J Drew; M Ramirez.

GIDP: M Lowell 2 (19).

RBI: D Ortiz 2 (116); J Varitek (67); J Drew (60).

2-out RBI: J Drew.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Varitek-J Lugo; J Lugo-E Hinske.

E: J Beckett ().

BASERUNNING

SB: D Pedroia (7, 2nd base off B Bonser/M LeCroy); J Lugo (31, 2nd base off J Nathan/M LeCroy); J Drew (4, 2nd base off B Bonser/M LeCroy).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Bonser, W (8-12)             5     6   3   3    2   2   1   5.10   24   97-62   46· 4·12    9· 6· 4· 0     43    -     1.12   0.01
J Rincon, H (14)               1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.13    5   19-11    6· 0· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.15   0.08
G Perkins                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.29    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.12  -0.07
M Guerrier, H (14)             1.1   3   1   1    0   2   1   2.28    6   20-14    7· 3· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          2-0    2.05   0.02
J Nathan, S (36)               1.1   1   0   0    2   2   0   1.91    7   28-15    6· 5· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    6.25   0.38
Totals                         9    12   4   4    4   6   2          43  166-104  66·12·26   14·12· 6· 0          5-0

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Beckett, L (20-7)            6    10   5   5    0   6   2   3.27   26   99-65   35· 6·24    6·11· 3· 0     38    -     0.94  -0.21
B Corey                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.93    4    9-8     7· 1· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.81   0.04
H Okajima                      1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.25    4   14-9     5· 2· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.61   0.04
M Delcarmen                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.09    3   13-8     5· 0· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.05
Totals                         9    12   5   5    0  10   2          37  135-90   52· 9·29   10·13· 4· 0           -

G Perkins faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Nathan (1; J Drew).

HBP: B Bonser (5; J Varitek).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Poncino, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Rob Drake.

Time of Game: 3:14.

Attendance: 36,743.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 11mph in from Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Bartlett           SS    1. D Pedroia            2B 
2. J Kubel              LF    2. M Ramirez            LF 
3. T Hunter             CF    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. J Morneau            DH    4. M Lowell             3B 
5. M Cuddyer            RF    5. J Drew               RF 
6. G Jones              1B    6. J Varitek            C  
7. M LeCroy             C     7. J Ellsbury           CF 
8. B Buscher            3B    8. E Hinske             1B 
9. N Punto              2B    9. J Lugo               SS 

   B Bonser             P        J Beckett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  5-4  123  3   29% 100% K Youkilis      J Nathan        Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   1  5-4  123  7   27%  71% J Varitek       J Nathan        Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   0  5-4  ---  3  -24%  53% B Moss          J Nathan        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   b 8   2  5-4  -23  5   18%  82% D Pedroia       J Nathan        Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
   b 7   1  5-3  12-  2   16%  85% M Lowell        M Guerrier      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  J Bartlett      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   R      1--  1   67%  J Kubel         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Bartlett Scores
   O      --3  3   59%  T Hunter        Fielder's Choice SS; Kubel out at Hm/SS-C
   OO     1--  6   54%  J Morneau       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Hunter Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Boof Bonser facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   51%  D Pedroia       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   54%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   R      1--  4   43%  D Ortiz         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ramirez Scores
   O      -2-  6   46%  M Lowell        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Ortiz to 3B
   R      --3  6   38%  J Drew          Single to CF (Line Drive); Ortiz Scores
          1--      38%  J Varitek       Drew Steals 2B
          -2-  5   37%  " "             Walk
          12-  9   34%  J Ellsbury      Strikeout Swinging, E2; Drew to 3B; Varitek to 2B; Ellsbury to 1B
   O      123  6   40%  E Hinske        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Josh Beckett facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  4   50%  M Cuddyer       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   48%  G Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   46%  M LeCroy        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   47%  B Buscher       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      48%  N Punto         Buscher Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   45%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Boof Bonser facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   47%  J Lugo          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   49%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   56%  J Bartlett      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  8   55%  J Kubel         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bartlett to 3B
   RO     --3  3   56%  T Hunter        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bartlett Scores
          ---  5   57%  J Morneau       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   55%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Boof Bonser facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   51%  D Ortiz         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  1   60%  M Lowell        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   58%  J Drew          Walk
          1--  3   56%  J Varitek       Hit By Pitch; Drew to 2B
   O      12-  3   61%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Josh Beckett facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   65%  G Jones         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   OO     1--  1   57%  M LeCroy        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   56%  B Buscher       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Boof Bonser facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   59%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   61%  J Lugo          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  7   59%  D Pedroia       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      58%  M Ramirez       Pedroia Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   63%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Josh Beckett facing 9-1-2
                  J.D. Drew moves to CF; Bobby Kielty replaces Jacoby Ellsbury playing RF batting 7th
          ---  2   69%  N Punto         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   65%  J Bartlett      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3   61%  J Kubel         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   R      -2-  4   72%  T Hunter        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Punto Scores; Hunter to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   O      -2-  2   69%  J Morneau       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Boof Bonser facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   57%  D Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   60%  M Lowell        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   63%  J Drew          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   65%  J Varitek       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Josh Beckett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   62%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   74%  G Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   73%  M LeCroy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   72%  B Buscher       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Juan Rincon facing 7-8-9
                  Juan Rincon replaces Boof Bonser pitching
   O      ---  4   75%  B Kielty        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   78%  E Hinske        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   80%  J Lugo          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bryan Corey facing 9-1-2
                  Bryan Corey replaces Josh Beckett pitching
   O      ---  3   78%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   80%  J Bartlett      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--      81%  J Kubel         Bartlett Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   79%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Bartlett to 3B
   O      --3  1   76%  T Hunter        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Juan Rincon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   80%  D Pedroia       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   75%  M Ramirez       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Short CF)
                  Glen Perkins replaces Juan Rincon pitching; Brandon Moss pinch runs for Manny Ramirez batting 2nd
          1--  2   68%  D Ortiz         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Moss to 2B
                  Matt Guerrier replaces Glen Perkins pitching
   OO     12-  2   85%  M Lowell        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Hideki Okajima facing 4-5-6
                  Hideki Okajima replaces Bryan Corey pitching; Brandon Moss moves to LF
   O      ---  2   83%  J Morneau       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  1   85%  M Cuddyer       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   83%  G Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      84%  M LeCroy        Cuddyer Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   81%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Matt Guerrier facing 5-6-7
                  Luis Rodriguez replaces Brian Buscher playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---  3   86%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  3   73%  J Varitek       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   78%  B Kielty        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   75%  E Hinske        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  2   67%  J Lugo          Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Hinske to 3B
                  Joe Nathan replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
          1-3      64%  D Pedroia       Lugo Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   82%  " "             Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Manny Delcarmen facing 8-9-1
                  Manny Delcarmen replaces Hideki Okajima pitching
   O      ---  4   80%  L Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   78%  N Punto         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   77%  J Bartlett      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Joe Nathan facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   53%  B Moss          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  4   45%  D Ortiz         Walk
                  Royce Clayton pinch runs for David Ortiz batting 3rd
   O      12-  2   44%  M Lowell        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Moss to 3B; Clayton to 2B
          -23  4   45%  J Drew          Intentional Walk
   O      123  7   71%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  Kevin Youkilis pinch hits for Bobby Kielty batting 7th
   O      123  3  100%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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